Is it wise to invest in system formwork? With system formwork enjoying a market share of just 10-15 per cent of the industry, according to Surajit Ray, Managing Director, Ulma Formwork Systems India, many contractors are still stuck on that question despite the known positives.

With input costs of labour and material rising exponentially and the latter being relatively fixed, contractors are turning to mechanisation to contain labour costs. In this scenario, modern formwork technologies

The scaffolding and formwork industry is in expansion mode with the new Government focusing on the construction and infrastructure industry.Truth be told, the market in the past six months has not been healthy for the scaffolding and formwork industry.

Ankit Khandelwal, Marketing Officer, Doka India, has an experience of four years in the industry and is mainly responsible for the marketing activities of the company in India. As the model of 'formwork' occupies a major share in the construction industry,

Growing takers for innovative products and customised offerings are defining the new shape of the Indian scaffolding and formwork market. With time management and cost control gaining focus, construction companies are paying greater attention to labour and time saving techniques.

CHARU BAHRI discovers that takers for advanced formwork systems are increasing, albeit gradually, in India. Advanced system formwork is here to stay. With all eyes on productivity, higher returns and meeting the tight schedules of increasingly challenging tall building and power projects without compromising on construction quality,

CHARU BAHRI asks a few tough questions to pinpoint how the incidence of accidents at high-profile and low-key project sites can be reduced. You know that the Indian construction industry is the second-largest employer after agriculture; a fast-growing sector, and a major contributor to the GDP. Here's the flipside - the unenviable tag of being the most dangerous Indian industry to work in, recording the world's highest accident rate amongst construction workers.